Category Archives: Classroom and Beyond

Can Summer Workbooks Really Prevent Vacation Brain Drain in Your Kids?

What’s happening to the carefree days of childhood? First, they took away running and dodge ball during recess. Then recess itself. And now summer vacation is under assault. Education publishing has a new niche category: summer workbooks. These often hefty … Continue reading

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Calling All Bibliophiles!

Coming soon to our online store… mugs and notepads with bookish themes – such as the “unrepentant bibliophile” coffee cup seen being tested here. Historically, drinking mugs were carved of bone or wood. Ours is the standard ceramic version, adorned with … Continue reading

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Join Us as New Hampshire Homeschoolers Take to the Stage

February vacation week in Southern New Hampshire means skiing, day trips to Boston museums, and visits to grandma’s house. For many of the Monadnock region’s homeschoolers though, the public schools’ vacation week means it’s time for the theataaa! Once again, … Continue reading

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Announcing The Chaucer Gazette Newsletter

If you’re a charter member of Chaucer’s Happy Tails Fan Club (and you special folks know who you are!), the inaugural issue of our newsletter, The Chaucer Gazette: One Hound’s News & Views, has already landed in your in-box. As … Continue reading

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From Caterpillar to Chrysalis: Marvin Begins His Transformation

At last report, Marvin the monarch caterpillar was devouring milkweed at such a remarkable pace, we were sure he was about to move to the next step: hanging in a “j” shape from the highest point in his enclosure, the … Continue reading

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